Adebayo Adedeji

thumb|Adebayo Adedeji (1986) Adebayo Adedeji (21 December 1930 – 25 April 2018) was a Nigerian economist and academic. A full-fledged Professor at the age of 36 years, he was Nigeria's Federal Commissioner for Economic Development & Reconstruction from 1971 to 1975. He was responsible for the economic development and reconstruction of post-civil war Nigeria. In June 1975, he was appointed Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and remained in this position until July 1991. Adedeji wrote the Lagos Plan of Action of 1980 that was adopted by the UN and OAU. On his return to Nigeria, he founded the African Centre for Development and Strategic Studies (ACDESS), a non-governmental independent continental non-profit, think-tank dedicated to multi-disciplinary and strategic studies on and for Africa. He received the national honor of Commander of the Federal Republic. Quotes I don’t know what linkages and connections one can establish, but one thing was clear. Not only was I the only child, my mother was the only child. I believe that the country must draw necessary lessons from its experience and deliberately build itself into a strong nation exploiting fully its diverse talents and culture. If you are conscious that you are not qualified, maybe you will work hard enough to justify our confidence. “Because that’s the way" “First of all, you are not yet addressing the political problem of your country. You have been put into power by your neighboring countries under a false assumption, and sooner or later they are going to turn against you because you would not be able to deliver what they want from you. I came to ECA to foster regional cooperation and integration, not to be an undertaker of the corpse of defunct ones. External links Category:Economists from Nigeria Category:Academics from Nigeria Category:1930 births Category:2018 deaths